Only sellers with limited experience or no track record say that nonsense “eBay always sided with the seller”. I’ve been selling on there for over a decade with thousands of high end transactions and eBay has had my back more times vs siding with crooked buyers. If eBay is not siding with you as a seller, chances are…you’re the problem. Just saying
"There are some characters who abuse this system," is an understatement. I stopped selling on ebay 12 years ago because every. single. thing. I sold was having the buyer trying to scam me by claiming it didn't work or wanting me to refund them and let them keep the item. At one point, the last straw, really; I sold two matched Radeon video cards and the buyer claimed they didn't work and wanted a full refund - and without permission sent back ONE card. Just one...but wanted the refund for both. I had to get eBay involved and they found in my favor at least. I'm not sure what gene it is that some people have that makes them so dishonest but I don't have it. I've never figured out how to be like that to other people.
I stopped buying anything from Ebay because of my last experience. I ordered something that was listed as new in box, but when it arrived it was clearly wrapped in saran wrap, not factory shrink wrap. Also the unit inside looked like it was cleaned with Ajax.
I’m going to avoid the last commenter and anyone’s need to make it about politics. I will say you’re in a diminishing minority group it seems to me but I’ll say integrity will never go out of style for me! Thanks to everyone who has a moral compass that they guide themselves by.
TheRockBoS It begs the question, why are you still using videotape. when Videotape has not been commercially used for over two decades? Have you not examined using other recording technologies such as digital? Recordings are recordings either way, but videotape is considered old technology.
@@AlexanderRodriguez-ni4kt you’re so right! I’m just glad we have the chance to make they’re short lives happy, comfortable and loved while they’re here!
The parrot and cat's interaction at the end is awesome. I watch it when I want a feel good moment. I like the way you tactfully handle misbehaving customers.
I’ve done the same for Amazon, even packed it 1000% better than it was when they shipped it out to me even though it had arrived as broken, and drove it out to a freight forwarder. All because I understand that engineers and the supply chain need and may even value real examples of what went wrong, and what can go right. Knowledge easily trumped that article’s value that day. So when yours arrived well-packed and not broken, you can thank me, or at least if it isn’t ok, not curse me.
@Anthony: Re your "Imagine going through the trouble of sending back a 10 dollar knife." More than that is the reason: "I changed my mind"!!! Personally, I wouldn't put the other person to any sort of trouble or loss just 'cause I "changed" my mind. Not gentlemanly. And if at all I went through a change of mind I would be willing to compensate the other person to a reasonable extent for their time, trouble and potential loss of business. HC-JAIPUR (18/03/2021)
Until you do this day in and day out, you don't realize how much work it actually is. Especially with the Internet allowing folks to much better determine items they sell or donate. Ebay needs to support these sellers against these petty scam artist buyers.
I love the way he interacts with the Cat and especially that beautiful bird. The dancing thing really made my day. How is it possible that a bird knows how to dance and gets so personal. Peace in the world, thank you sir.
Just found your show, totally dig it man. Having been in retail for over 50 years and just retired, watching your show helps to remind me why I don’t wanna go back into retail! LOL You handle the customers great and I’ve already learned a few things that I thought I already knew from you! Too bad that I won’t be able to put it to work as I’m not going back into retail! I’m going to kick back in Montana smoke a cigar and enjoy life. God bless you keep up the good work!
@iAm Yup, Fortunately not that many people know how to work on their gear. I always had people turn things on, try things out, before they left the shop.
Customer spends and hour and $5 in postage to return a small $9 knife he ordered....You can just tell customer has an exciting amazing life with not a lot of spare time to waste on petty issues.
No. The buyer doesn't pay shipping. Ebay forces the seller to pay shipping if the return is anything other than "changed my mind" But even if the return is a buyers remorse return the buyer can still get ebay to pay them back the shipping after they won the claim. And 9 out of 10 the buyer wins the return claim. No matter what. I know because ive gone through this a few times with very expensive items. What the seller has to do is open a fraud claim. They make you fill out some paperwork and 9 times out of 10 ebay pays the seller back. Or 10 out of 10 for me.
I love how you are so genuine & calm with all people whether they are trying to scam you or not! I especially love when Ruby dances to the music! Awesome…..just…awesome!!!
It makes me angry that a-holes would try to cheat this honorable man. Thank God he rises above their dishonesty with a cheerful attitude. He restores my faith in humanity. And he is informative and entertaining.
I hate when people are sneaky and return the wrong item. It is so frustrating. I hope this ends well in your favor. In my experience it has not ended well for me they've sided with the buyer.
I appreciate you making this. I sell on eBay as well. Run into these situations far more than I ever should. People need to be more aware of how to handle these problems. This is a great step by step on how to handle it. You did it perfectly.
I've been selling on ebay since 1998. Ebay will 99 and 44/100th % of the time side with the buyer. I sold a 1995 POTF star wars ship (at-at), brand new, sealed because I bought myself from Toys r us. It contained 2 exlusive figures. The buyer returned the item claiming it was used. Guess what he sent me - a similar used item missing the figures and other parts from 1996. Ebay sided with him, refunded the full amount after taking $25 from my account for the shipping. The person got my new item and probably sold it. Ebay has become a haven for scammers because of their lenient return policy. You can't even leave negative feedback as a seller anymore.
Genuinely kind man who wades thru all kinds of crappy people and stays positive and nice. We are visiting Chicago area soon from Michigan and will def be stopping in!
I stopped using ebay because I sold breakers to a guy. The breakers were 1 day past the arrival date (not sure why). He put in ebay that he didn't receive them on time. So ebay told me to refund him while he still has my breakers. So I'm out the breakers and the money. People are learning how to scam ebay better and ebay just falls for it
Dude I've been watching you for years, have always loved the videos, but never really comment. But I have to say Pete, that shot of you and Ruby dancing ABSOLUTELY makes my day. Something about it is so wholesome, and in a world of so much negativity during this pandemic, thank you for giving me that chance to smile. Cheers.
I just started following and watching ! U show a lot of respect to your customers . A lot of people in pawn/ thrift stores take advantage & disrespectful. Props to you Peter !!
Another trick you can do is mark items with an invisible (UV) pen to know whether or not an item was swapped for a bad one. Also anti-tamper decals are good to prevent parts swapping return scams.
@Craigslist Hunter: I don’t use ebay, but noticed your clip title and was interested in the nature of the scam and how you would handle it. You handled it like a pro! As you stated, it wasn’t a high value transaction, but the purchaser needed to be held accountable. Maybe you will convict their conscience. Wishing you continued success!
It is internet mail fraud, a federal offense. But the buyer can argue he accidently sent the wrong item back. If he has a paper trail of doing this, he should be reported to USPS inspector general.
i see it as mail fraud, it is a lot easier to be honest. most folks are. it's the few dishonest folks that make it hard on everyone. scammers and cheaters suck.
It use to be that way but the past 5-6 years they did a 180 catching on to these con artists. At least that’s how it’s been in my experience. Sorry you had bad experiences man, puts hard working people out of business all to save a couple dollars, it’s sickening.
I've been selling and buying on ebay for @ 20 years just a small seller and have had a handful of cases. So far never lost a case but I try to package carefully and make sure item is as described. I can't believe someone bothered to return a $10 item and especially when the reason was they changed their mind. I block someone like that so they never can buy from me again. Love how you interact with the cat and bird, really makes your vlog more fun to watch. Take care.
I find these videos so enjoyable and informative with your easy manner, of course your little menagerie enhances them too. Thank you for sharing. 19:12
it is really nice to see how people can rip you off and for others help seniors like myself not be ripped off from watching shows like this are fantastic and I love the kitty cat just adorable
Ebay and their policy of protecting scammers will be their demise if they don't get their act together. I'm a seller too, and I'm not going to be there much longer. The stupid policies against sellers combined with their outrageous fees had gotten WAY out of hand.
I absolutely love cats, and that one is wonderful. When I was in high school or just after, my sister brought home a black and white longhair cat, tuxedo cat, she had perfect hair that was completely symmetrical. That cat lived for close to 20 years before one day she never came home. She up and died somewhere. I’ve been trying to find another one that looks the same. Yours has similar mannerisms. Love this channel.
Yes, you are always giving great content. Oh my goodness Ruby and Honey!!!! Glad to see Chad back. I thought it was a worse health issue. Glad he’s doing well. See you on the show.
@@kenmaylin4744 , go to selling on your eBay, on the right side of your Selling page scroll down 2/3 of the way to "shortcuts", 3rd option is 'Block Bidders". Click on that and you will see 'Block bidder/Buyer". Click on "add Buyer to list". You will then be able to add any Buyer to that list & they cannot buy from you. Very useful when you run across Buyers who are or you know will be a PITA if you sell to them.
You used to be able to lookup what a buyer has bid on or bought in the last 30 days. You could also see the kind of feedback they have left for other sellers and buyers used to get negative feedback. This was helpful for sellers to know who they're dealing with. Besides the blocked bidders list, you set your buyer requirements to block buyers with 2 or more unpaid item strikes in the past 12 months. This block was helpful on 5 or 6 of my items as several nonpayer were blocked. I wish sellers would use this block.
i hate buyers like that....they think they're so smart and can always get their money back. Wait until you you come up against a buyer that has a "good friend" working in the post office...customer (buyer) places "hold" item at post office....probably after the mail is already on local route for delivery that morning....so now the tracked item looks like it's being held at post office...and never been delivered....and when the seller checks for the item's location at the post office...naturally the item is missing and not at the post office....meanwhile the buyer actually has the item in their hands from their friend that doesn't scan it and files an "open case" against the seller for undelivered item worth $1,800. Buyer then relaxes and sits nice and smug with their $1,800. item waiting for their $1,800. refund...meanwhile seller (me) is working my azz off to locate lost item and I then have to write up a lost item case against the post office for the $1,800. item. Customer (buyer) places "hold item" and his friend delivering mail does the buyer a favor by not scanning it at delivery....this scenario will cause the seller intense grief. It's rare, not many buyers know this....but if a buyer wants to scam....it's the perfect way!!! I should let you know the conclusion: as soon as the buyer knew i was filing a lost item with the U.S.P.S. for the $1,800. and was not going to make a quick refund to him ( it was going to be a long-drawn out process) ....incredibly, he instantly found he already had and put the item in his collection and didn't realize it cause it was showing "undelivered" on his E-Bay postal tracking so he filed a case....nice!!! He was very apologetic...just an incredible mistake on his part.
In the UK we had an issue with buyers returning high price ceramics saying 'item was broken in post'. On one occasion, after seeing the same seller was returning for the same reason, it became apparent the buyer, was buying a damaged piece (very cheap) and then a perfect piece, he would then return the broken piece to the seller he had purchased the perfect piece from claiming it was broken on arrival. Dealers tend to talk to each other and we caught him by marking the extremities of a piece he purchased, on this occasion, a Beswick horse, marking the ears, tail and feet with an invisible security marker. Sure enough he returned the piece saying it arrived broken, however none of the marks we had put on the piece we sent were present. The person was reported to the police for suspected fraud, as well as eBay.
There’s losers out there that do the switch a roo often. It adds up. That’s their business. If they do 20 switch a Roos a month and out of those they get a refund for 2 of them they came up. They turn around and sell the item and profit. A lot of human garbage out there.
I sold a part on ebay, on the last day, the buyer opened a return. In the back of my head I was ready for a scam. They ordered a $217 part. They returned a bar of soap with an Amazon invoice. I recorded everything from me walking to the mailbox, getting the package, and opening the package. I was refunded the price of purchase, but was out the shipping cost of return. Always record everything!
ugh customers do this all the time to me on ebay but they can't fool me...also i get the scammers that use threatening coded words "give me a partial refund just because or i can leave u negative feedback" this is actually a violation..tell ebay... they can't do that especially if nothing is wrong with the item and they wont return it
I used to own a scarlet macaw named Poppy and a blue macaw named Blue. They were incredible. They used to eat out of my Irish Wolfhounds bowl with him. I donated them to a zoo for their breeding program. I definitely can tell your macaw is healthy and happy. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Had a store on ebay and closed it last year because of all the nonsense. Ebay virtually always sides with the buyers, no matter there reasons or proof you have otherwise. Ebay even took money out of my account to give a FULL refund to the buyer even though I had previously addressed the buyers complaint and refunded 50% per the buyers request. I didnt argue, and then ebay refunds the full amount. So now the buyer still has the item and 150% of the purchase price. What a nightmare mess. I was so sick of it that I just quit selling.
Regardless of how much money is involved, fraud is fraud and all honest traders like us are the ones who used to foot the bill, the tables are turning and this is no longer being tollerated. What happened to honour, probably went the same way as respect.
As times change, the biggest difference is the incredible erosion of social trust. I think of examples just in my lifetime, such as how we pay for gasoline. Not that long ago you pulled up to the pump and the cashier inside would switch it on. You filled up your tank and then you'd go inside and pay. (With a personal check if you wanted.) This is just a one small example.
@Craigslist Hunter Thank you for educating us on things in your videos. I learn something new all the time and you do it in simple enough terms which I really appreciate. 😁
I worked for a pawnshop for 8 years and let me tell you something. I give you probs my man I didn’t have the patients for scammers or was nice to them . I would literally go off on them and even say some bad words lol im definitely a new subscriber
Hey Pete! Thanks for walking through that return. Didn’t know how it works so now I’m not so hesitant to use EBAY. Love how great your feather/fur buddies get along with each other. Honey and Ruby are so beautiful and it’s clear they were raised with love. You are such a special guy, Pete!
Wow! That new eBay return case system looks nice and efficient. I remember the old eBay return system where when the item shows delivered, eBay would automatically refund the buyer and deduct the money from the seller's PayPal account. Great video Pete!
So you ask Ruby why she has to be noisy when you’re recording...you must know the answer, it’s precisely BECAUSE you’re recording 🤣😂🤣😂 I enjoy your videos and love Ruby and Honey, especially Ruby dancing with you!
Seems it's a good idea to video *_every single_* return as you're opening them, no dispute with that evidence, no way for the buyer to say they did indeed send the right item. Good job. BTW ... pronunciation tip: Haverhill is pronounced "Hay-vrill" _(yeah, we say stuff weird in New England ...ha!)_
If only eBay took any notice of a video, 2 weeks ago a buyer returned me an empty mobile phone box, I videoed the whole opening and the weight on the label etc and I’m still fighting with eBay to listen to me 😩
I'm not sure how this gentleman showed up on my home page but I watched one video out of curiosity and now I'm hooked! Love his stuff and just dealing with the general public.
Nerys my way to overcome this issue is listing the item slightly more expensive (just enough to profit and cover shipping), so that if anything were to happen the costs would be factored into that transaction. I try to offer free shipping with all my products even if they’re listed slightly higher, because most buyers will often completely skip or filter out a 5$ item with 10$ shipping but are more willing to buy a 15$ item with free 1-2 day shipping. You can also spread your losses over multiple items so you’ll calculate losses into your pricing. Buyers aren’t aware of all the fees we have to go through so they couldn’t care less, but if you make it so you profit regardless of the outcome of the transaction, it’ll hurt less. I also factor in whatever shipping insurance will cost, I noticed that when buyers are informed that the package is insured they’re less likely to file a fraudulent report because USPS and UPS actually show up to their doors and investigate. Try to find any way to make up for losses, when I started off as a new seller getting hit with 15$ out of pocket fee to ship and sell a 30$ item sucked, but over time I learned to not let it get to me because the cost of business was factored into everything I sold. Right down to the cost of ink to print the label and gas to take it to the post office.
What an idiot that guy is, changed his mind over a freking $9 item that probably cost that much in time and postage to return it! I NEVER put free shipping on Ebay when I was selling, and because I was shipping very heavy usually crated items I would get idiots asking "can you combine shipping?" REALLY?? how do I "combine" shipping on a 75 pound CRATE that is sized for one sculpture? The ones who protested the shipping costs or wanted a discount NEVER bought. After a while I just started to include shipping in the price, I figured the cost to ship it to zone 8- the furthest one, and rolled that into prices, so a $199 item that shipping in a 70# wood crate was $275 to your door instead of $199 plus $75 shipping, the shot down the ones who went on about the shipping cost, sorry but Fed Ex charged a pickup fee per package, a residential pickup surcharge, a fuel surcharge, a $12 handling charge for any shipment (wood crates) not in cardboard, there's a higher rate at 71# v/s below 70#, transportation charge, residential delivery surcharge, taxes, and then even charging $75 it still didn't quite cover the costs.
@@goldcrownkingmod Yeah! Why not just jack up the cost for everyone, even if they're innocent? That way you can make THEM pay for the losses you incur from scumbags. Charge for everything! Pad the cost wherever you can... charge them for everything you can think of... even for the toilet paper you use when taking a shit while on the job! You're a straight-up kind of guy... Just the type everyone enjoys doing business with.
Ok long-time subscriber lifetime subscriber I'm here with you to the end. and Honey's case, she used to having a house full of people getting plenty of attention she ought to be bugging you to death I'm surprised she's not still climbing on your shoulder thank you for what you do everything you do is pretty damn good. ( when we going fishing? )
I used to live in Wisconsin and the laundromat I used had a big bird like ruby but he was green. Hed talk the whole time people were there doing the laundry. He was so fun. Thank you for being so loving to your pets. That's a very good trait to have.
my name is david taylor and i live in sebring florida.and i absolutly am in love with your show on youtub and whoever is showing negitive comments to you should kick rocks down the street because you are the best
@@Bank-E I get the sense you don't even watch yourself. No hard feelings. We are all getting stuck on some version of that man in the mirror. May you find what you are looking for in life.
@@Bank-E hmm, I believe you when you say you watch yourself "mastrubate". To be sarcastically perceived as "professor" has so much venom in it. You hiding in the bushes rattling your tail? cause your trying to stay warm? to catch prey? or to hide from a predator? You don't have to be a snake. Just sayin.
"I've always been told to film opening the package because a picture isn't enough proof." I mean, it really isn't if you think about it. They have no way of knowing the seller isnt the one actually scamming and just taking a photo of a different item to avoid the refund. I mean even a video isn't proof unless you literally film the mailman handing it to you and opening it on the spot. You could have just repackaged the wrong item and opened it on camera. Unfortunately, as much shit as ebay gets its not easy to get to irrefutable truth, both parties could be manufacturing evidence. I have a feeling the users rating is definitely considered in who ebay decides to side with.
Very unlikely eBay gave him his money back, they find in the buyers favor 99% of the time and only take action if a buyer has done this many times before.
I was at an auto parts store one day when a customer came in with a box. He wanted to return this truck grille he had special ordered. The parts man pulled the part out of the box to check it & found the customer had painted the chrome grille flat black. The customer tried to argue that he had not painted it, but, the box stated on the label FORD F150 CHROME GRILLE Plus, the partsman said he could smell the fresh paint. The idiot had not test fit it to his truck and he had special ordered a grill for the wrong year model. The partsman made him eat it. He was SO pissed. Well, dont do stupid stuff. !
I say it again, never accept return on used goods... Always check before sending with proof if you need to send something, and then tell the customer, there are NO returns..
$56 scam is a lot of money for me as a seller, glad you took the action you did!!!
in my experience ebay always sides with the buyer so good luck getting his money back
Let's get this right first: $54,95
Ebay never rules for the seller
Only sellers with limited experience or no track record say that nonsense “eBay always sided with the seller”. I’ve been selling on there for over a decade with thousands of high end transactions and eBay has had my back more times vs siding with crooked buyers. If eBay is not siding with you as a seller, chances are…you’re the problem. Just saying
The buyer is the one who wants his money back.@@speedbird737
You're such a pro at this. You have admirable self-control and a killer poker face. The cons don't detect any anger or judgment from you. 👍
It’s because he’s a con as well.
@@nicolegeorge3704 Top 10 Anime Betrayals
He's a business man. Buy cheap sell at a profit. If you call that a con man then all the other store owners are con men /ladies
@@dazj3965 Of course they are. Their the biggest ones.
@@nicolegeorge3704 okay commie
"There are some characters who abuse this system," is an understatement. I stopped selling on ebay 12 years ago because every. single. thing. I sold was having the buyer trying to scam me by claiming it didn't work or wanting me to refund them and let them keep the item. At one point, the last straw, really; I sold two matched Radeon video cards and the buyer claimed they didn't work and wanted a full refund - and without permission sent back ONE card. Just one...but wanted the refund for both. I had to get eBay involved and they found in my favor at least. I'm not sure what gene it is that some people have that makes them so dishonest but I don't have it. I've never figured out how to be like that to other people.
I stopped buying anything from Ebay because of my last experience. I ordered something that was listed as new in box, but when it arrived it was clearly wrapped in saran wrap, not factory shrink wrap. Also the unit inside looked like it was cleaned with Ajax.
The same people looted stores during the riots.
democrat, lack of morality
@@brianblithe2271 micro brain moment
I’m going to avoid the last commenter and anyone’s need to make it about politics. I will say you’re in a diminishing minority group it seems to me but I’ll say integrity will never go out of style for me! Thanks to everyone who has a moral compass that they guide themselves by.
This is why I videotape myself opening any returns so they can't claim they sent the right item when its clear they didnt
Good point
I thought of doing that, but wouldn’t you need to get the video of receiving the item from the shipping company and then opening it?
Good idea!
TheRockBoS
It begs the question, why are you still using videotape. when Videotape has not been commercially used for
over two decades?
Have you not examined using other recording technologies such as digital?
Recordings are recordings either way, but videotape is considered old technology.
@@andrew_koala2974 if I were to guess, he is merely using “videotape” as synonymous with recording.
Can we just take a minute to admire how sweet this man is to his pets? We know who really runs the show around there, and it’s not Pete. 😉
Yeah man, pets are awesome, sadly they go to heaven too early sometimes.
@@AlexanderRodriguez-ni4kt you’re so right! I’m just glad we have the chance to make they’re short lives happy, comfortable and loved while they’re here!
I was totally loving him trying to give his cat the box. I do the same thing lol. He's so great!
The cats the real boss...bless the little critter:-)
U can tell by the way rubys feathers looks like. Its all clean and fresh thats a healthy parrot 😋
The parrot and cat's interaction at the end is awesome. I watch it when I want a feel good moment. I like the way you tactfully handle misbehaving customers.
Agreed. I think their interaction might be the best part of the video!
I must say that was pretty cool that the two of them get along or so it seems, haha. Interesting that they play together like that.
Seeing a parrot dance was hilarious and adorable😊
When sparring with Ruby at the end, Honey remained lying down,,,,,unreal these two !
I love how he interacts with his pets. The bird is gorgeous and his cat is so pretty.
Totally agree!
Imagine going through the trouble of sending back a 10 dollar knife.
Yes that is crazy! I'd have kept it. I they probably thought it was bigger. Lol
I’ve done the same for Amazon, even packed it 1000% better than it was when they shipped it out to me even though it had arrived as broken, and drove it out to a freight forwarder. All because I understand that engineers and the supply chain need and may even value real examples of what went wrong, and what can go right. Knowledge easily trumped that article’s value that day. So when yours arrived well-packed and not broken, you can thank me, or at least if it isn’t ok, not curse me.
@Anthony: Re your "Imagine going through the trouble of sending back a 10 dollar knife."
More than that is the reason: "I changed my mind"!!!
Personally, I wouldn't put the other person to any sort of trouble or loss just 'cause I "changed" my mind. Not gentlemanly.
And if at all I went through a change of mind I would be willing to compensate the other person to a reasonable extent for their time, trouble and potential loss of business.
HC-JAIPUR (18/03/2021)
@U S A so your time is worth 10$ ?
@@sarahwaters8262 10$
Ten Dollars , sorry for putting it in the cents side , I didn't mean to offend you , don't report me please
Until you do this day in and day out, you don't realize how much work it actually is. Especially with the Internet allowing folks to much better determine items they sell or donate. Ebay needs to support these sellers against these petty scam artist buyers.
You have to admire this man for loving his animals ❤️
I love the way he interacts with the Cat and especially that beautiful bird. The dancing thing really made my day. How is it possible that a bird knows how to dance and gets so personal. Peace in the world, thank you sir.
The cat and the bird make the video's even better.. They might need their own channel!
POV: GO PROS ON THE ANIMALS ... (Ofcourse lightest of weight if possible featherweight but YO👀👀👀)
@@montanafresh3190
Of course the bird is featherweight, lol.
@@czechchicklet6890 *slaps knee*🤣🤣🤣
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I would do bad things for those animals to have their own channel if u get what I’m saying ;)
Just found your show, totally dig it man. Having been in retail for over 50 years and just retired, watching your show helps to remind me why I don’t wanna go back into retail! LOL You handle the customers great and I’ve already learned a few things that I thought I already knew from you! Too bad that I won’t be able to put it to work as I’m not going back into retail! I’m going to kick back in Montana smoke a cigar and enjoy life. God bless you keep up the good work!
@iAm Yup, Fortunately not that many people know how to work on their gear. I always had people turn things on, try things out, before they left the shop.
I wish I was in Montana right now. Hope you enjoyed that cigar sir. God bless from NY.
Customer spends and hour and $5 in postage to return a small $9 knife he ordered....You can just tell customer has an exciting amazing life with not a lot of spare time to waste on petty issues.
No. The buyer doesn't pay shipping. Ebay forces the seller to pay shipping if the return is anything other than "changed my mind"
But even if the return is a buyers remorse return the buyer can still get ebay to pay them back the shipping after they won the claim. And 9 out of 10 the buyer wins the return claim. No matter what. I know because ive gone through this a few times with very expensive items.
What the seller has to do is open a fraud claim. They make you fill out some paperwork and 9 times out of 10 ebay pays the seller back. Or 10 out of 10 for me.
I was in retail alot of years,believe me you see everything
People are strange and have lots of time on their hands
😂😂
@RGJHDFR6TGYR5 how would returning an item qualify as a fraud case? Makes no sense
He deserve it to be scammed that Pete
I love how you are so genuine & calm with all people whether they are trying to scam you or not! I especially love when Ruby dances to the music! Awesome…..just…awesome!!!
Thank God for honest sellers like you,these scammers use your time and money to live.every 50$ is salary you worked hard for.
“That plastic piece will break if you put too much.....”
Ruby: Qwuuuaaaaaaaack!!! 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂
5:18 so if you’re gonna use something sharp
“Qwuaaaaack” 😂
Ruby steals the show
Your love for Honey and Ruby just shines through in every video! I love watching you three!!!! The Ruby dance was my fav!
I love animals, and to see them get that kind of affection just warms the soul!
It makes me angry that a-holes would try to cheat this honorable man. Thank God he rises above their dishonesty with a cheerful attitude. He restores my faith in humanity. And he is informative and entertaining.
Hahaha, cats love boxes until we suggest they go in and all the sudden they're like, "What are you doing?! Don't you know i'm claustrophobic?!"
I caught that to. It's like whoa, I'm not going in there if that's what you WANT me to do. Cats have their own mind.
LOL....NOT going in that box because you want me to!!
If you want a cat to go in a box tell them they can’t go in the box
Don't you mean, "clawstrophobic"?
I love how Ruby turned around to dance with you. :)
Great video... showing how to stop a summer on eBay.
Pete showed a few moves when testing those BoseCubes….
I hate when people are sneaky and return the wrong item. It is so frustrating. I hope this ends well in your favor. In my experience it has not ended well for me they've sided with the buyer.
I appreciate you making this.
I sell on eBay as well. Run into these situations far more than I ever should. People need to be more aware of how to handle these problems. This is a great step by step on how to handle it. You did it perfectly.
I've been selling on ebay since 1998. Ebay will 99 and 44/100th % of the time side with the buyer. I sold a 1995 POTF star wars ship (at-at), brand new, sealed because I bought myself from Toys r us. It contained 2 exlusive figures. The buyer returned the item claiming it was used. Guess what he sent me - a similar used item missing the figures and other parts from 1996. Ebay sided with him, refunded the full amount after taking $25 from my account for the shipping. The person got my new item and probably sold it. Ebay has become a haven for scammers because of their lenient return policy. You can't even leave negative feedback as a seller anymore.
You can tell hes a nice guy by the way he treats his animals soooo cute
That’s parrot #17. The others were plucked and eaten over pas Thanksgivings and Christmases. 😂
Thanks for being a dad to your animals. I mean, a real dad. And, even though you're a Hawks fan, you like hockey and that's cool by me!
I love when Ruby yells! It makes my day! That girl has something to SAY!! It’s amazing!! Be well, Pete and Crew!!! 🤣🥰🥰😆😂
Genuinely kind man who wades thru all kinds of crappy people and stays positive and nice. We are visiting Chicago area soon from Michigan and will def be stopping in!
I stopped using ebay because I sold breakers to a guy. The breakers were 1 day past the arrival date (not sure why). He put in ebay that he didn't receive them on time. So ebay told me to refund him while he still has my breakers. So I'm out the breakers and the money. People are learning how to scam ebay better and ebay just falls for it
Had the same, but ebay payed the buyer out of their pocket.
Amazon pay out the buyer I think. Maybe it's better to do it there
Dude I've been watching you for years, have always loved the videos, but never really comment. But I have to say Pete, that shot of you and Ruby dancing ABSOLUTELY makes my day. Something about it is so wholesome, and in a world of so much negativity during this pandemic, thank you for giving me that chance to smile. Cheers.
So precious that you love Honey and Ruby so much ! And Ruby dancing just made my day happier ❤️
I just started following and watching ! U show a lot of respect to your customers . A lot of people in pawn/ thrift stores take advantage & disrespectful. Props to you Peter !!
Welcome and Thank you for watching. Cheers !!
My favorite part of this was you dancing with Ruby! She is so sweet and you can tell she adores you! ❤️ Her dancing is pure bliss.
I have never seen anyone love and tolerate animals like I do.. until NOW! ;)
I just love to see the Kids playing together. Carry on Stay Safe
Another trick you can do is mark items with an invisible (UV) pen to know whether or not an item was swapped for a bad one. Also anti-tamper decals are good to prevent parts swapping return scams.
This is another example of why I stopped selling on eBay. People are straight evil $&?!
Its amazing what people try to get away with when they scam
@Craigslist Hunter: I don’t use ebay, but noticed your clip title and was interested in the nature of the scam and how you would handle it. You handled it like a pro! As you stated, it wasn’t a high value transaction, but the purchaser needed to be held accountable. Maybe you will convict their conscience. Wishing you continued success!
Please let the buyers also know that this could be mail fraud.
It is internet mail fraud, a federal offense. But the buyer can argue he accidently sent the wrong item back. If he has a paper trail of doing this, he should be reported to USPS inspector general.
i see it as mail fraud, it is a lot easier to be honest. most folks are. it's the few dishonest folks that make it hard on everyone. scammers and cheaters suck.
Ruby The Dancing Queen, yeahh💃
I stopped selling on ebay because of too many returns---ebay always sided with buyers. Tired of giving stuff away and the cost of postage.
How many is too many?
@East ßeirut Interesting, I've been selling on eBay since 2008 and I could count the number of dishonest/scamming buyers I've dealt with on one hand.
Bernie’s Bootlegs I’ve had a lot over the years, depends on what their buying and how easy it is to scam I guess. You’re lucky lol
It use to be that way but the past 5-6 years they did a 180 catching on to these con artists. At least that’s how it’s been in my experience. Sorry you had bad experiences man, puts hard working people out of business all to save a couple dollars, it’s sickening.
@East ßeirut yeah, I don't really sell high value items (like more than $1k) online for this reason.
I've been selling and buying on ebay for @ 20 years just a small seller and have had a handful of cases. So far never lost a case but I try to package carefully and make sure item is as described. I can't believe someone bothered to return a $10 item and especially when the reason was they changed their mind. I block someone like that so they never can buy from me again. Love how you interact with the cat and bird, really makes your vlog more fun to watch. Take care.
This guy know his shit that’s why he’s so good at this business
Thank you for showing how to start the process for the wrong thing returned!
thanks for showing us how you deal with a wrongful return !
You dancing with ruby was priceless
I find these videos so enjoyable and informative with your easy manner, of course your little menagerie enhances them too. Thank you for sharing.
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it is really nice to see how people can rip you off and for others help seniors like myself not be ripped off from watching shows like this are fantastic and I love the kitty cat just adorable
I want a craigslest hunter tshirt with a picture of Ruby that says "you wet chicken"
Sam Buffington that would be cool
yessss
Dude why do think he spends all that time with the parrott on the show. Hes tryin to get syndicated..Gotta love the internet.
During a shower they do smell like "wet chickens"!!! Lol
I'll wear one of those also......"wet chicken! LOL.
I just can’t get enough of Ruby dancing!! It’s really the funniest thing ever.
The coolest bird I’ve ever seen.
the best part of the show
Type cockatoo loves elvis. Watch til the end.
Best part of the video!!!
Shit
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Ebay and their policy of protecting scammers will be their demise if they don't get their act together. I'm a seller too, and I'm not going to be there much longer. The stupid policies against sellers combined with their outrageous fees had gotten WAY out of hand.
Good to know wish I could use eBay they banned me 18 years ago
@@nrsjuggaloWoop woop!
@@elaztec.aztecca whoop whoop
Unfortunately there's a lot of people that are sellers scamming also
😢100% agree
I absolutely love cats, and that one is wonderful.
When I was in high school or just after, my sister brought home a black and white longhair cat, tuxedo cat, she had perfect hair that was completely symmetrical.
That cat lived for close to 20 years before one day she never came home. She up and died somewhere.
I’ve been trying to find another one that looks the same.
Yours has similar mannerisms.
Love this channel.
Always love to see someone treating there animals the way they deserve to be treated, that bird tho! Those colors!!🔥❤️
Yes, you are always giving great content. Oh my goodness Ruby and Honey!!!! Glad to see Chad back. I thought it was a worse health issue. Glad he’s doing well. See you on the show.
Thanks, Ive gone ahead and blocked the buyer thedollfreak from bidding on my items! :)
dubbledrop Vintage, l did as well
@@raenman64 how do you block buyers?
@@kenmaylin4744 , go to selling on your eBay, on the right side of your Selling page scroll down 2/3 of the way to "shortcuts", 3rd option is 'Block Bidders". Click on that and you will see 'Block bidder/Buyer". Click on "add Buyer to list". You will then be able to add any Buyer to that list & they cannot buy from you. Very useful when you run across Buyers who are or you know will be a PITA if you sell to them.
@@raenman64 Yes Sir !.. only been selling about 3 months and got a couple of them for the list already.
You used to be able to lookup what a buyer has bid on or bought in the last 30 days. You could also see the kind of feedback they have left for other sellers and buyers used to get negative feedback. This was helpful for sellers to know who they're dealing with.
Besides the blocked bidders list, you set your buyer requirements to block buyers with 2 or more unpaid item strikes in the past 12 months. This block was helpful on 5 or 6 of my items as several nonpayer were blocked. I wish sellers would use this block.
i hate buyers like that....they think they're so smart and can always get their money back.
Wait until you you come up against a buyer that has a "good friend" working in the post office...customer (buyer) places "hold" item at post office....probably after the mail is already on local route for delivery that morning....so now the tracked item looks like it's being held at post office...and never been delivered....and when the seller checks for the item's location at the post office...naturally the item is missing and not at the post office....meanwhile the buyer actually has the item in their hands from their friend that doesn't scan it and files an "open case" against the seller for undelivered item worth $1,800. Buyer then relaxes and sits nice and smug with their $1,800. item waiting for their $1,800. refund...meanwhile seller (me) is working my azz off to locate lost item and I then have to write up a lost item case against the post office for the $1,800. item. Customer (buyer) places "hold item" and his friend delivering mail does the buyer a favor by not scanning it at delivery....this scenario will cause the seller intense grief. It's rare, not many buyers know this....but if a buyer wants to scam....it's the perfect way!!!
I should let you know the conclusion: as soon as the buyer knew i was filing a lost item with the U.S.P.S. for the $1,800. and was not going to make a quick refund to him ( it was going to be a long-drawn out process) ....incredibly, he instantly found he already had and put the item in his collection and didn't realize it cause it was showing "undelivered" on his E-Bay postal tracking so he filed a case....nice!!! He was very apologetic...just an incredible mistake on his part.
This guy is so calm and composed, wished I had such patience 😭
In the UK we had an issue with buyers returning high price ceramics saying 'item was broken in post'. On one occasion, after seeing the same seller was returning for the same reason, it became apparent the buyer, was buying a damaged piece (very cheap) and then a perfect piece, he would then return the broken piece to the seller he had purchased the perfect piece from claiming it was broken on arrival. Dealers tend to talk to each other and we caught him by marking the extremities of a piece he purchased, on this occasion, a Beswick horse, marking the ears, tail and feet with an invisible security marker. Sure enough he returned the piece saying it arrived broken, however none of the marks we had put on the piece we sent were present. The person was reported to the police for suspected fraud, as well as eBay.
I love Ruby and Honey so much, they need their own TH-cam channel! I'll be tuning in for the live show tomorrow, something to look forward to!
There’s losers out there that do the switch a roo often. It adds up. That’s their business. If they do 20 switch a Roos a month and out of those they get a refund for 2 of them they came up. They turn around and sell the item and profit. A lot of human garbage out there.
I sold a part on ebay, on the last day, the buyer opened a return. In the back of my head I was ready for a scam. They ordered a $217 part. They returned a bar of soap with an Amazon invoice. I recorded everything from me walking to the mailbox, getting the package, and opening the package. I was refunded the price of purchase, but was out the shipping cost of return. Always record everything!
ugh customers do this all the time to me on ebay but they can't fool me...also i get the scammers that use threatening coded words "give me a partial refund just because or i can leave u negative feedback" this is actually a violation..tell ebay... they can't do that especially if nothing is wrong with the item and they wont return it
I used to own a scarlet macaw named Poppy and a blue macaw named Blue. They were incredible. They used to eat out of my Irish Wolfhounds bowl with him. I donated them to a zoo for their breeding program.
I definitely can tell your macaw is healthy and happy. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I got distracted by rubies beautiful color blending in the feathers...my gosh she’s so lovely.
Had a store on ebay and closed it last year because of all the nonsense. Ebay virtually always sides with the buyers, no matter there reasons or proof you have otherwise. Ebay even took money out of my account to give a FULL refund to the buyer even though I had previously addressed the buyers complaint and refunded 50% per the buyers request. I didnt argue, and then ebay refunds the full amount. So now the buyer still has the item and 150% of the purchase price. What a nightmare mess. I was so sick of it that I just quit selling.
Add to that the negative feedback they slap on! Not sure how much more abuse a person can take.
Regardless of how much money is involved, fraud is fraud and all honest traders like us are the ones who used to foot the bill, the tables are turning and this is no longer being tollerated.
What happened to honour, probably went the same way as respect.
As times change, the biggest difference is the incredible erosion of social trust. I think of examples just in my lifetime, such as how we pay for gasoline. Not that long ago you pulled up to the pump and the cashier inside would switch it on. You filled up your tank and then you'd go inside and pay. (With a personal check if you wanted.) This is just a one small example.
@Craigslist Hunter Thank you for educating us on things in your videos. I learn something new all the time and you do it in simple enough terms which I really appreciate. 😁
I worked for a pawnshop for 8 years and let me tell you something. I give you probs my man I didn’t have the patients for scammers or was nice to them . I would literally go off on them and even say some bad words lol im definitely a new subscriber
Terrible what happened hope you got your money back
Buyers do this to sellers all the time, and often Ebay sides with the buyer. As sellers, we cannot even leave negative feedback...
@@stevethomas8106 Yeah but most sellers dont make a video of the return so
@@stevethomas8106 The buyer also has 0 feedback so ebay will EASILY side with the seller, especially if top rated seller
You should let others know their username. Could save people the headache later, if he's added to the blocklist now. Love the content!!
100% Agree
10:11 shows it.
The world needs more Pete dancing with Ruby. You could make a 20 minute video just with that and I'd watch it.
Yes please do!!!
People are scammers with a million different moves.... what a waste of time and money and EBay should be more diligent with stopping this
Hey Pete! Thanks for walking through that return. Didn’t know how it works so now I’m not so hesitant to use EBAY. Love how great your feather/fur buddies get along with each other. Honey and Ruby are so beautiful and it’s clear they were raised with love. You are such a special guy, Pete!
Kitty didn’t want inside the scammer’s box 😅 it knew
It wanted all 9 lives intact.
Wow your very pritty, but yeah animals know, if my dog doesn't like you neither will i
"She". It's a girl. Not an "it"....
#Kittykayte
Love this guy. Any man that's kind to animals must be kept safe at all costs! Bless his sweet heart.
Man I wish I didn't find your channel I can watch it all day! So addicting!
Beta Hifi machine is certainly worth repairing, I would happily buy that one. But I'm too far away.
Good deal Pete! Glad you let Ebay know about that scammer -- I definitely put them on my blocked buyer list!
Wow! That new eBay return case system looks nice and efficient. I remember the old eBay return system where when the item shows delivered, eBay would automatically refund the buyer and deduct the money from the seller's PayPal account. Great video Pete!
So you ask Ruby why she has to be noisy when you’re recording...you must know the answer, it’s precisely BECAUSE you’re recording 🤣😂🤣😂 I enjoy your videos and love Ruby and Honey, especially Ruby dancing with you!
Seems it's a good idea to video *_every single_* return as you're opening them, no dispute with that evidence, no way for the buyer to say they did indeed send the right item. Good job.
BTW ... pronunciation tip: Haverhill is pronounced "Hay-vrill" _(yeah, we say stuff weird in New England ...ha!)_
If only eBay took any notice of a video, 2 weeks ago a buyer returned me an empty mobile phone box, I videoed the whole opening and the weight on the label etc and I’m still fighting with eBay to listen to me 😩
Thank you, I was going to correct his pronunciation of Hayverl too, I'm from CT but lived in Boston 🤗
Worcester is a good example.🤣
I'm not sure how this gentleman showed up on my home page but I watched one video out of curiosity and now I'm hooked! Love his stuff and just dealing with the general public.
Scammers are everywhere. Glad you can figure them out.
I love your pets. They are definitely interesting characters.
Omgggggggosh he has the prettiest kitties!!
WHAT IS A CUSTOMER HAS ALLERGIES??? THATS SO UNPROFESSIONAL ...
@@bleedgreen4221 Well , people with allergies don't need to shop there.
Ruby's like "it's about to get 50 Shades of African Grey up in here Kitty Cat...turn up that R&B"
"Changed my mind" would result in a refund MINUS my cost to ship it the first time.
Nerys my way to overcome this issue is listing the item slightly more expensive (just enough to profit and cover shipping), so that if anything were to happen the costs would be factored into that transaction. I try to offer free shipping with all my products even if they’re listed slightly higher, because most buyers will often completely skip or filter out a 5$ item with 10$ shipping but are more willing to buy a 15$ item with free 1-2 day shipping. You can also spread your losses over multiple items so you’ll calculate losses into your pricing. Buyers aren’t aware of all the fees we have to go through so they couldn’t care less, but if you make it so you profit regardless of the outcome of the transaction, it’ll hurt less. I also factor in whatever shipping insurance will cost, I noticed that when buyers are informed that the package is insured they’re less likely to file a fraudulent report because USPS and UPS actually show up to their doors and investigate. Try to find any way to make up for losses, when I started off as a new seller getting hit with 15$ out of pocket fee to ship and sell a 30$ item sucked, but over time I learned to not let it get to me because the cost of business was factored into everything I sold. Right down to the cost of ink to print the label and gas to take it to the post office.
What an idiot that guy is, changed his mind over a freking $9 item that probably cost that much in time and postage to return it!
I NEVER put free shipping on Ebay when I was selling, and because I was shipping very heavy usually crated items I would get idiots asking "can you combine shipping?" REALLY?? how do I "combine" shipping on a 75 pound CRATE that is sized for one sculpture? The ones who protested the shipping costs or wanted a discount NEVER bought. After a while I just started to include shipping in the price, I figured the cost to ship it to zone 8- the furthest one, and rolled that into prices, so a $199 item that shipping in a 70# wood crate was $275 to your door instead of $199 plus $75 shipping, the shot down the ones who went on about the shipping cost, sorry but Fed Ex charged a pickup fee per package, a residential pickup surcharge, a fuel surcharge, a $12 handling charge for any shipment (wood crates) not in cardboard, there's a higher rate at 71# v/s below 70#, transportation charge, residential delivery surcharge, taxes, and then even charging $75 it still didn't quite cover the costs.
@@goldcrownkingmod Yeah! Why not just jack up the cost for everyone, even if they're innocent? That way you can make THEM pay for the losses you incur from scumbags. Charge for everything! Pad the cost wherever you can... charge them for everything you can think of... even for the toilet paper you use when taking a shit while on the job! You're a straight-up kind of guy... Just the type everyone enjoys doing business with.
As a seller myself that means BAD FEEDBACK. Sadly it's more worth it to say fuck it
That should not even be allowed...
Loving the relationship you have with your parrot, brought a huge smile to my face! 👌
Great Channel. You are obviously trying to do the right thing in an industry that has a lot of different "characters" in it. Keep up the good work.
Omg poor Honey thinks you’re going to send her away lol 🥰
Ok long-time subscriber lifetime subscriber I'm here with you to the end. and Honey's case, she used to having a house full of people getting plenty of attention she ought to be bugging you to death I'm surprised she's not still climbing on your shoulder thank you for what you do everything you do is pretty damn good.
( when we going fishing? )
This got a whole lot more interesting when the macaw came out.
Seeing him start dancing was so cute
I used to live in Wisconsin and the laundromat I used had a big bird like ruby but he was green. Hed talk the whole time people were there doing the laundry. He was so fun.
Thank you for being so loving to your pets. That's a very good trait to have.
my name is david taylor and i live in sebring florida.and i absolutly am in love with your show on youtub and whoever is showing negitive comments to you should kick rocks down the street because you are the best
Cats love boxes but they have to discover them themselves. Putting a cat into a box is like putting one in a bath of water 😆
@@Bank-E you don't watch cats? Do you get frustrated when cats aren't human enough?
@@Bank-E Ah, alright then.
@@Bank-E I get the sense you don't even watch yourself. No hard feelings. We are all getting stuck on some version of that man in the mirror. May you find what you are looking for in life.
@@Bank-E hmm, I believe you when you say you watch yourself "mastrubate". To be sarcastically perceived as "professor" has so much venom in it. You hiding in the bushes rattling your tail? cause your trying to stay warm? to catch prey? or to hide from a predator? You don't have to be a snake. Just sayin.
Please do a follow-up on what happened with this return. I've always been told to film opening the package because a picture isn't enough proof.
I'm also curious to know what happens. Wonder if the customer will admit returning the wrong item...
"I've always been told to film opening the package because a picture isn't enough proof." I mean, it really isn't if you think about it. They have no way of knowing the seller isnt the one actually scamming and just taking a photo of a different item to avoid the refund. I mean even a video isn't proof unless you literally film the mailman handing it to you and opening it on the spot. You could have just repackaged the wrong item and opened it on camera.
Unfortunately, as much shit as ebay gets its not easy to get to irrefutable truth, both parties could be manufacturing evidence. I have a feeling the users rating is definitely considered in who ebay decides to side with.
Very unlikely eBay gave him his money back, they find in the buyers favor 99% of the time and only take action if a buyer has done this many times before.
I enjoyed the video. Ruby is so pretty, and made me jump with her first scream. 😂 Love the end with Ruby and the kitty.
I was at an auto parts store one day when a customer
came in with a box. He wanted to return this truck grille
he had special ordered. The parts man pulled the part
out of the box to check it & found the customer had
painted the chrome grille flat black. The customer
tried to argue that he had not painted it, but, the box
stated on the label FORD F150 CHROME GRILLE
Plus, the partsman said he could smell the fresh paint.
The idiot had not test fit it to his truck and he had
special ordered a grill for the wrong year model.
The partsman made him eat it. He was SO pissed.
Well, dont do stupid stuff.
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I say it again, never accept return on used goods... Always check before sending with proof if you need to send something, and then tell the customer, there are NO returns..